In the recent Connecticut Supreme Court decision, the court discussed immunity in quasi-judicial proceedings related to Title IX. The case in question centered around two Yale University students and University proceedings between the two following accusations of sexual assault. After the allegations, Yale suspended Khan, the accused, until he was acquitted of all charges. After …
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Book Banning and Censorship – Engel & Martin, LLC
Book banning and censorship have existed in this country since before the Constitution. The Puritans banned Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan in 1637, for example. The recent and highly politicized drive to remove certain volumes from school libraries has taken censorship to a new and troubling level. While Morton’s book was banned for criticizing Puritan …
Lawyers for College Students – Engel & Martin, LLC
There are few things that are more exciting for a teenager (other than getting a driver’s license) than receiving an acceptance letter in the mail from the college or university of your dreams. Yet this incredible feeling can quickly be dashed if you are accused of academic misconduct or other disciplinary proceedings by your college …